The trade item brought out by the Frenzy of Flourishing Growth was truly unexpected. Just as Su Xiao was about to speak, the Frenzy of Flourishing Growth's aura vanished. It had clearly already left, leaving behind a tree root nearly half a meter long.
Of the ten pages of "Pages of Treeborne Life" Su Xiao had obtained, four remained. Most of the pages he had consumed had been used in his trades with the Frenzy of Flourishing Growth. Although they were already "old friends," Su Xiao still maintained an appropriate degree of wariness toward it. The reason was that if he came into contact with the Frenzy of Flourishing Growth's roots, there would be no immunity or anything of the sort. He would still be invaded by those roots, which would burrow into his body.
Su Xiao had seen many enemies invaded by those roots. They spread into every corner of the body. That was more than simply unbearable agony—even the most terrifying torture could not compare.
Picking up the black pottery shard on the coffee table, Su Xiao discovered that it was different from before. That inexplicable sense of dread had disappeared, as though the shard had severed its connection with the main body of the Jar of the Abyss.
This reminded Su Xiao of his previous trade with Wood. The payment had been a section of the Frenzy of Flourishing Growth's root. After the battle over the painting ended, Wood had most likely found a place and tossed the root of the Frenzy of Flourishing Growth into the freshly restored Jar of the Abyss. With adequate preparation—and no fear of death—Wood's personal abilities were enough for him to accomplish that.
Afterward, the Frenzy of Flourishing Growth and the Jar of the Abyss had engaged in a second clash.